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Mould 390 and mould 370 are the most common. 390 was a head mould that was fitted to a composition body; 370 had identical features but was a head and shoulders mould that fitted to a stuffed leather (kid) body. This mould was used for over thirty years. The dolls are stamped with a variety of marks that usually contain the initials A.M. [4]
[3] Overstreet's guide instantly became an invaluable resource tool for comic book collectors. [2] The initial editions of the Overstreet guide did not include the category of underground comix in its listings. This gap was addressed by Jay Kennedy in 1982 with the publication of The Official Underground And Newave Comix Price Guide. Though now ...
A bisque doll or porcelain doll is a doll made partially or wholly out of bisque or biscuit porcelain. Bisque dolls are characterized by their realistic, skin-like matte finish. They had their peak of popularity between 1860 and 1900 with French and German dolls. Bisque dolls are collectible, and antique dolls can be worth thousands of dollars.
Additionally, Gemstone Publishing released three volumes of the Overstreet Premium Ring Price Guide. These volumes provided values for thousands of collectible toy rings of various types. Among these, the most valuable is the Supermen of America ring, with a value of around $100,000 depending on its condition. Original artwork for volumes 2 and ...
Kewpie is a brand of dolls and figurines that were conceived as comic strip characters by American cartoonist Rose O'Neill.The illustrated cartoons, appearing as baby cupid characters, began to gain popularity after the publication of O'Neill's comic strips in 1909, and O'Neill began to illustrate and sell paper doll versions of the Kewpies.
A composition doll is a doll made partially or wholly out of composition, a composite material composed of sawdust, glue, and other materials such as cornstarch, resin and wood flour. [1] The first composition dolls were made in the 19th century. Composite dolls were marketed as unbreakable, compared to earlier more fragile dolls. [2]
China dolls, 1850-1870 - Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium . A china doll is a doll made partially or wholly out of glazed porcelain. The name comes from china being used to refer to the material porcelain. [1] Colloquially the term china doll is sometimes used to refer to any porcelain or bisque doll, but more specifically it describes only ...
Besides the original Patti Playpal doll, several variants were also released (a "walking" version and the non-walking version). The doll line had "family members" which included: 32 inches (81 cm) Penny, 32 inches (81 cm) Saucy Walker who also was sold in a 28 inch version, 28 inches (71 cm) Suzy, 24 inches (61 cm) Bonnie, 24 inches (61 cm) Johnny and the 38 inches (97 cm) Peter.